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Friday, September 9, 2016

Safety first ...owners of Samsung Galaxy Note7 not allowed to make use of it on planes

Samsung Galaxy Note 7

Air travellers are being
warned not to use their Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on planes after the company recalled the devices over complaints the batteries can catch fire. "In light of recent
incidents and concerns raised by Samsung about its Galaxy Note 7 devices, the
Federal Aviation Administration strongly advises passengers not to turn on or
charge these devices on board aircraft and not to stow them in any checked
baggage," the FAA said late Wednesday.

Some international airlines
have already taken steps to stop people from using the devices on their
aircraft. Qantas and Virgin Australia have both said they are telling
passengers not to turn on Note 7 or charge them on flights.

"On board announcements
are being made prior to departure to inform all guests," Virgin Australia
said in a statement.

Samsung said a week ago that
it was halting sales of the Note 7 and would recall 2.5 million devices in 10
countries, including South Korea and the U.S. The company will replace them
with new Note 7 phones. Samsung was responding to
dozens of complaints from customers that their phones had caught fire while
charging. It said it had investigated the issue and found a problem with the
batteries in a small number of Note 7 devices.

aksu360 notes with caution that the Galaxy Note 7 is barely one (1) month old in the market and the phone
can at best be called an exploding